Foreign and Defence Policy: The Sovereignty Obsession and The Quest for Elusive Solidarity

  • Anand Menon
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Part of the Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics book series (PSEUP)

Abstract

Any account of EU defence and foreign policies is inseparable from a discussion of the desire on the part of national governments to retain control over these sectors and the resultant dangers of dissensus. Indeed, these are arguably the sectors that best exemplify the tension highlighted by the editors of this volume. On the one hand, a context of intensifying interdependence makes it increasingly difficult for even the largest member states to pursue purely national policies. On the other, the ‘persistence and exacerbation of divergent national interests,’ has culminated in ‘institutionalized confusion and inertia,’ undermining the ability of collective action within the EU to compensate for the shortcomings of national policies.

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Member State Foreign Policy Security Policy Defence Policy North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
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